OC Couple Accused Of Locking Relatives Inside Dirty Mobile Home

FULLERTON (CBSLA.com) — An Orange County husband and wife were arraigned Friday for allegedly keeping two young female relatives malnourished and locked inside an unsanitary mobile home without letting them go outside.

Lester Louis Huffmire and his wife, Petra Huffmire, both 41, from Anaheim, pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of child abuse, two misdemeanor counts of false imprisonment and a sentencing enhancement for great bodily injury.

Between May 21, 2010, and May 20, 2013, the couple reportedly kept the mobile home, located at Satellite Mobile Homes Estate, unsanitary and uninhabitable for the two girls, ages 5 and 10. Conditions included: kitchen appliances covered in mold and cobwebs; stacks of trash, debris, mold, and feces throughout the home; a pile of used condoms under a stuffed teddy bear; and inoperable toilets.

After a call from a neighbor on May 20, 2013, an officer from the Anaheim Police Department went to the home to conduct a welfare check and found the victims with dirt crusted on their feet, matted hair and damaged teeth beyond repair.